Zipaquirá Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption of Zipaquirá [1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, San Antonio de Padua y Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) also called Zipaquirá Cathedral[2] is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated under the joint patronage of the Holy Trinity[3] and St. Anthony of Padua. It is located on the north side of the Comuneros Square, in the historic center of the city of Zipaquirá (Cundinamarca)[4] in the South American country of Colombia.
| Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption of Zipaquirá | |
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| Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption of Zipaquirá | |
Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, San Antonio de Padua y Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zipaquirá | |
View of the Cathedral | |
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption of Zipaquirá Location of the Zipaquirá's Cathedral in Colombia | |
| 5°01′25″N 74°00′13″W / 5.02361°N 74.00361°W | |
| Location | Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca |
| Country | Colombia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | National Monument |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity St. Anthony of Padua |
| Consecrated | November 19, 1916 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Domingo de Petres |
| Groundbreaking | 1805 |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Archdiocese of Bogotá |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Luis José Rueda Aparicio |
| Bishop(s) | Héctor Cubillos Peña |
Description edit
It is the main temple of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá. The temple is better known simply as Parish of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption - Cathedral of Zipaquirá to distinguish it from the Salt Cathedral, which is located in the same municipality, this being actually a parish church and a tourist site and not a bishopric.
The cathedral was designed by the colonial Friar Domingo de Petrés (the same who designed the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, Cathedral of Santa Fé de Antioquia and the Cathedral of Facatativá), its construction began in 1805 and took 111 years to finalize, until it was inaugurated and consecrated on November 19, 1916 by the Archbishop of Bogotá, Bernardo Herrera Restrepo. The historic Zipaquirá sector (including the cathedral), was declared a National Monument of Colombia by resolution 002 of 12 March 1982.
Gallery edit
- Western Bell Tower of the Cathedral
- Oriental Tower Clock Tower of the Cathedral
- Inside the Cathedral
- Nazarene inside the Cathedral
- Christ of Gold in the Altar of the Cathedral
- The Cathedral at night
Gallery edit
- Cathedral
- Remote view
- Clock
- Interior
- Jesus sculpture
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Zipaquirá
- ^ Alcácer, Father Antonio de (1958-01-01). Fray Domingo de Petrés: arquitecto capuchino (in Spanish). Editorial Manrique.
- ^ O, HORACIO AUTOR GOMEZ (1986-01-01). La Iglesia en Colombia (in Spanish). Secretariado Permanente del Episcopado Colombiano-SPEC, Oficina de Planeación Pastoral.
- ^ Velandia, Roberto (1972-01-01). Ciudades históricas de Cundinamarca (in Spanish). Corporación de Turismo de Cundinamarca.